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The US Fed has decided to cut rates to a range of 3.75% to 4% during the meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee this week.

The distinct north-south split that has defined Asian currency markets in the second half of 2025 is set to continue into next year, according to market experts.

CT recently caught up with Manoj Dugar and Yvonne Yiu, HSBC’s Apac regional co-heads, global payments solutions, about how payments are being impacted by tariffs, AI, cost pressures, differing systems, and the desire for speed and interoperability.

The global professional services firm describes itself as a "challenger" in the market and has hired several senior directors from rivals as it targets tax and M&A advice.

Humayun Habib, former Apac director of finance at Cargill, spoke about his experience on the production lines, which later helped him succeed in finance transformation. Habib has moved to a new role at Malaysia’s Premium Vegetable Oils.

In a volatile economic climate, corporates require a compelling proposition to persuade senior treasury professionals to move on from often comfortable and well-remunerated positions. Experts talked to CT about recruitment drivers in the region.

The partnership, known as GLIDE, is targeting $5bn of high-quality warehouses across the Gulf Cooperation Council; it's expected that more partners in the GCC will also participate.

The company's interim CFO took up the role full time at the beginning of October at the personal finance platform.

Greg Jason has worked at TLEA, Pilbara Minerals and Austal and will join in December.

The cost of the popular visas for Indian and Chinese nationals will be $100,000 for at least the next 12 months.

The SAR's chief executive John Lee wants Hong Kong as a base for mainland Chinese firms looking to go global as his government ramps up investment in AI, the Northern Metropolis and rolls out help for firms looking to do business with Saudi Arabia.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati has been a mainstay in the role for the majority of the last two decades; Indonesia has also recently issued a A$800m Kangaroo bond.